21 Facts About Catherine Tate

1. Catherine Tate is one of the biggest stars in British comedy this millennium.

2. Catherine Tate uses her natural British accent in the 2017 series.

3. Catherine Tate is the patron for the Laura Crane Youth Cancer Trust, supporting the charity since August 2006.

4. In 2016, Catherine Tate appeared in the new musical comedy Miss Atomic Bomb at the St James Theatre.

5. In January 2016, Catherine Tate played the role of Sapphire in the one-off comedy show Billionaire Boy, written by David Walliams.

6. In January 2012, Catherine Tate returned to The Office for its eighth season.

7. On Saturday 17 December 2011, Catherine Tate presented the second episode of Channel 4's Laughing at the.

8. Catherine Tate appeared alongside former co-star David Tennant in the Shakespeare comedy Much Ado About Nothing at London's Wyndham's Theatre from 16 May to September 2011.

9. Catherine Tate appeared as Queen Isabelle of Lilliput in the 2010 film adaptation of Gulliver's Travels.

10. Catherine Tate took part in a series of short comedy films called 'Little Crackers'.

11. In 2010, Catherine Tate took part in Channel 4's Comedy Gala, a benefit show held in aid of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, filmed live at the O2 Arena in London on 30 March.

12. Catherine Tate returned to Doctor Who in 2008 to reprise the role of Donna Noble as the Doctor's companion throughout the fourth series, which was shown on BBC One starting on 5 April for a 13-week run.

13. Catherine Tate became a Patron of the performing arts group Theatretrain.

14. Catherine Tate played the role of Donna Noble in Doctor Who, a woman in a wedding dress who suddenly appears in the TARDIS at the end of the episode "Doomsday".

15. In an interview, Catherine Tate commented that she could not look Schwimmer in the eye during her time with him, leading to speculation that the pair did not get on.

16. In November 2005, Catherine Tate appeared in another charity sketch as part of the BBC's annual Children in Need telethon.

17. Catherine Tate has performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and at the National Theatre.

18. Catherine Tate started stand-up comedy in 1996, and has appeared in comedy series such as The Harry Hill Show, Barking, and That Peter Kay Thing.

19. Catherine Tate began her television acting career with roles in serial dramas such as The Bill and London's Burning.

20. Catherine Tate was born Catherine Ford on 12 May 1968 in Bloomsbury, where she was raised in the Brunswick Centre.

21. Catherine Tate is an English comedian, actress, and writer.